Injuries on the job: the effects of problem drinking
...ies is less well known. One study found that heavy drinkers who reported more work-related injuries tended to ...ts were asked about injuries at work. "Compared to drinkers who did not report heavy drinking," said Mark Veazie, assistant professor in the College of Public...Smoking in later life linked to impaired intellect
...an either non-smokers or former smokers. Moderate drinkers before the age of 65 were marginally less likely to experience a decline in mental powers than either heavy, or non-drinkers. Smoking contributes to vascular disease and atherosclerosis, conditions which narrow and harden the arteries and impair bloo......r may forget to eat altogether. Yet clearly heavy drinkers are thoseknown to be most affected by WE. "Brain d...he Vanderbilt University School ofMedicine. Heavy drinkers often eat improperly and, furthermore, alcoholimpedes the digestive tract's normal absorption of tho...Elderly less likely than other adults to have economic problems
...re less likelyto be heavy drinkers or smokers than are single people.Also, married people can work as a team to meet household needs such as child care and household repairs, whilea single person may need to bu...Aging hearts need social support
...ems or psychological disorders. Smokers and heavy drinkers wereexcluded. Researchers measured participants' blood pressures and administered a 40-itemquestionnaire designed to reveal levels of social support. They completedsurveys relating to neuroticism, extraversion, aggression, depression, stress,life sa...Alcohol: the chemistry of the dark side
...nd distress. They also provide a key to why some drinkers developalcoholism in the first place, and why they tend to relapse, even afterprotracted abstinence. The studies were described here today at the nationalmeeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientificsociety. George F. Koo...No health protection from alcohol -- but heavy drinkers face risk of stroke
...nk and Grangemouth over a 21 year period. For non drinkers and moderate drinkers (up to 14 units of alcohol a week) the risk of any cause of death was similar, but the risk of dying...Alcohol researchers prove brief intervention successful in older problem drinkers
...rvention can reduce alcohol consumption in problem drinkers aged65 years and older. Project GOAL (Guiding Olde...T), conducted by the same research team in problem drinkers aged 18-64,these results are good news for the fastest growing segment of the U.S.population," said ...Wine Drinkers Consume Heart-Smart Diets
...er, spirits, or mixed (combination) drinkers; wine drinkers were furthergrouped according to average number of...in cooking. Results showed that that moderate wine drinkers (1 to 3 glasses per day) consumed the mostheart-healthy diet. While the authors acknowledge that th...Wine Drinkers May Be At Lower Risk Of Certain Cancers Than Beer Or Spirits Drinkers
... and women in Denmark, the authors found that wine drinkers may be at a lower risk of developing upper digestive tract cancer than drinkers who have a similar intake of beer or spirits. They suggest that this may be due to the presence of ...